Oceania Interiors has started the design stage for the manufacture of the first 2 of 10 fast patrol vessels for a South East Asian maritime police force. The 17.6 metre craft will be built by Gading Marine Engineering in Malaysia to a design by New Zealand naval architects LOMOcean.

The patrol vessels are 17.6m LOA, 4.6m beam, powered by 2 x Man V8 1200hp engines, with 2 x Hamilton HJ404 Water Jet propulsion, and, due to their lightweight construction, capable of very high speeds and range.

Manufacturing of the interiors is due to commence shortly, once the 3D design has been signed off by the shipyard. Parts will be CNC cut in Oceania Interiors modern facility, located in Port Whangarei New Zealand, close to Oceania Marine’s shipyards. Components and units, once complete, are made up into packs for loading into containers for dispatch to Malaysia for installation under Oceania Interior’s supervision.